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Well. Fuck. Shit. Damn it.Wolf scowled at the bright challenging light in Caleb’s blue eyes. When the man remained mute and continued to stare at him, Wolf got it.

He’d been a possessive, overprotective ass and the next words out of his mouth needed to be very carefully chosen.

“I’m sorry.” He started there, because he truly was. “I didn’t mean…”

“I know. You love me and want to protect me from all the wrong in the world, but I didn’t train and become part of Phoenix to be coddled.”

Wolf nodded, swallowing around the sudden knot in his throat.

He had to let Caleb go.

Oh, not let Caleb out of their marriage, but Wolf had to loosen his hold.

“I’ll compromise. I’m not going home, but I’ll wait here at the hotel,” Wolf croaked over the frog in his throat.

Caleb’s head tipped and those fucking dimples finally popped and an overwhelming sense of relief washed over Wolf.

“They’ll look at the elevator camera and hold us responsible,” Caleb pointed out about the damaged doors.

“Was there a camera?” he frowned.

“I don’t know.” Caleb turned and walked away from him.

“Wait!”

“Yes?” Caleb spun around and the dark coat swirled around his black combat boots as the wind tossed his hair. He was so goddamned sexy, Wolf couldn’t think for a moment.

“Don’t I get a kiss?” Wolf blurted, licking at his lips and Caleb’s eyes darkened.

He was proud of himself, everything inside of him wanted to forbid Caleb from going. Another part was urging him to tail Caleb for safety reasons, but Wolf knew that was his own insecurity and fear.

Caleb walked slowly back to him and when the man was within reach, Wolf fisted his coat and pulled him close. Their lips met and just like before—that one touch from those delectable lips—he was a goner. A brush here, a nip there, and his cock went from soft to hard in a nanosecond.

Jerking back with a rush of breath, Caleb stared wide-eyed at him.

“What?” Wolf rasped, licking at the taste where Caleb lingered on his lips.

“Are you busy right now?”

For sex? He was never too busy for Caleb and a romp in the sack, but something in his husband’s gaze kept those particular words unspoken.

“No, I’m not busy,” he said carefully.

Caleb jerked his head toward the parking garage. “Care to come along?”

“Are you serious?” Hope bloomed in Wolf’s chest. Had he just been invited on Caleb’s mission? Thank god he hadn’t blurted out the sex part.

“I could use a partner.”

He couldn’t wipe the smile from his lips to save his life and when Caleb linked their fingers, Wolf tightened his grip. Sex could wait until after they kicked ass.

They entered the parking garage together. They’d do this job together, and they’d spend the rest of their lives together.

It may not always be easy, and Wolf knew he had a lot of work ahead, but Caleb was worth it.

What they had together was worth it.

Roscoe stood at the head of a small room in the same hotel waiting for the rest of the team to find their way to the meeting.

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